Collection Time Period

Record Description

This index is an electronic database of information compiled from a variety of sources including the following:

Family Records

Church Records

Civil Registration

This index is not complete for any particular place or region.

Record Content

The key genealogical facts found in death or burial index entries may include:

Name of the deceased

Gender

Names of the parents

Name of the spouse (if married)

Death or burial date

Death or burial place

Family History Library Microfilm and item numbers for the source materials

Coverage Table

This collection is a partial index of records for the localities listed below as of April 2010. The table below shows the number of records by locality. Localities not listed may not have any records in this collection.

Most of these records date from the time period indicated in the columns below; however, there may be records before and after these dates. Record counts where the locality information was incomplete are included below under the country name. Because of this, you may wish to search only by country.

As this is an index of records compiled from various sources, it is strongly recommended that you verify the information in original records. Due to privacy laws not all records may be displayed.

Locality

Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898

Marriages, 1558-1929

Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958

Baden

2,600,193

1,032,792

191,654

Bayern

3,261,551

288,387

469,532

Brandenburg

802,429

82,480

205,237

Braunschweig

4,895

962

0

Bremen

37,127

272

0

Deutschland (Germany)

946,524

353,094

1,242,899

Elsaß-Lothringen

0

112

402

Hamburg

274

0

0

Hannover

47,230

17,730

22,780

Hessen

1,363,715

355,763

74,724

Hessen-Darmstadt

235,780

66,706

8,611

Hessen-Nassau

63,551

4,286

12,404

Hohenzollern

137,631

29,299

0

Lippe-Detmold

585,589

156,792

6,208

Lübeck

11,445

0

0

Mecklenburg-Schwerin

277,099

56,744

121,054

Mecklenburg-Strelitz

4,285

3,429

3,426

Oldenburg

67,002

15,256

0

Ostpreußen

94,198

15,721

1,958

Pfalz (Bayern)

1,665,783

375,905

12,131

Pommern

160,271

4,232

256

Posen

240,686

44,376

0

Preußen

2,930,534

643,539

711,545

Rheinland

5,681,033

1,485,690

48,091

Sachsen

10,329

2,692

1,620

Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha

3,064

1,021

0

Schaumburg-Lippe

323

0

0

Schlesien

18,593

2,755

0

Thüringen

1,093

307

0

Westfalen

5,397,491

1,675,687

28,850

Westpreußen

285,669

25,057

2,118

Württemberg

6,843,411

1,515,133

468,351

Totals

33,778,798

8,256,219

3,663,851

How to Use the Record

Use this index to help you learn more about your ancestors. The information could help you identify family relationships and lineages as well as direct you to original records of your ancestors, which may contain additional information.

Finding the Original Source for an Entry in This Collection

Each entry in this index has a source listed which includes a batch number. You will need to trace the batch number for the individual entry to learn its source. Please see the following wiki articles for more information on batch numbers:

Record History

For over 30 years, volunteer indexers extracted this information from microfilm copies of the original records. In 2000, some of the entries were published on 8 CDs by the Family History Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the “Western Europe Vital Records Index: Germany Region.” This is an index of some deaths or burials throughout Germany. The index is not necessarily complete for any particular place or region.

Why This Record Was Created

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sponsored the indexing of this collection to help individuals find information about their ancestors.

Record Reliability

Church records and civil registration were official records and are some of the most reliable sources of information available for those who were born, married, or died in Germany.

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Known Issues with This Collection

The following are known issues for Germany Births and Baptisms, 1558-1898; Germany Deaths and Burials, 1582-1958; and Germany Marriages, 1558-1929.Problem #1 - Previously available records can no longer be found or are missing.Problem #2 - Some of the localities are indexed wrong or transcribed incorrectly.

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